Chief Education Officer

The Dean Trust, Sale, M33 5BP

19 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  9 February 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  20 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other leadership roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 36.25 hours per week Monday-Friday 52 weeks per year
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £150,000-£160,000
• Additional allowances:

  Car allowance of £5,000 per annum

What skills and experience we're looking for

Qualifications

• Professional teaching qualification

• Evidence of recent and relevant professional development

• Safeguarding Level 3

• National Leader of Education (desirable)

Leadership

• Inspirational leader particularly during challenging times

• Effective leadership and motivational skills

• Ability to drive strategic leadership, empowering all staff and students to excel

• Strategic thinker

Ability to inspire, set clear direction and motivate staff

Experience

• Experience operating at a Director Level or above in a Multi- Academy Trust, Local Authority or the DfE

• Demonstrable experience of securing rapid and sustained improvement as a school leader and taking a school/s or Academy/ies to at least Good or Outstanding in the OFSTED framework

• Successful recent experience of Trust leadership or as a member of an LA/regional/national school improvement team

• Recent experience of leading and managing educational initiatives at school, LA, or regional/national level

• Demonstrable experience of raising and sustaining standards in schools, with a strong track record of improving outcomes across multiple schools

Personal attributes

• Unwavering commitment to improving the life-chances of young people

• Reliable, honest and trustworthy

• Self-disciplined and able to reflect and learn in order develop wisdom and understanding

• Advocacy, facilitation and negotiation skills

What the school offers its staff

Family Friendly Policies and Leave of Absence

Full Funded Healthcare Cash Plan

Employee Assistance Programme:Free and confidential counselling service available 24/7

Access to School Clubs for dependants

Cycle to Work Scheme

High Street Benefits and Discounts

Generous Annual Leave

Local Government Continuous Service Recognised

Generous Occupational Sick Pay

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

The Dean Trust is seeking an exceptional and inspirational Chief Education Officer (CEdO) to lead and drive educational excellence across our family of schools.

This is a pivotal executive leadership role, accountable to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and operating with delegated authority to deliver sustained school improvement across the Trust. The postholder will deputise for the CEO as required and act as a senior ambassador for The Dean Trust, working closely with headteachers, Directors of Standards, Director of School Systems, the Executive Team, governance bodies, the DfE and Ofsted.

You will be responsible for shaping and delivering the Trust’s all-through education strategy, ensuring continuity, progression and consistently high standards across all phases and academies.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

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About The Dean Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: The Dean Trust website
• Email address: chris.gartner@thinkrecruitment.co.uk
• Phone number: 07454679918
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-dean-trust

Arranging a visit to The Dean Trust

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email chris.gartner@thinkrecruitment.co.uk.

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